Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(3) What is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to two distinct disorders – Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).1 These two disorders have distinct clinical and pathological features but their cause is unknown. In patients with large bowel disease only there may be difficulty disti...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome has been reported as more common in patients with morbid obesity than in the general population. The reason for this association is unknown. The aims of this study were to study the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and other functional bowel disorders in patients with morbid obesity, and to search for predictors of irritable bowel syndrome. METHODS Pa...

BACKGROUND Abnormalities of gut motility and visceral pain perception are both thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome and may be susceptible to modulation by drugs affecting the various 5-HT receptor subtypes. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of a 5-HT3 antagonist in irritable bowel syndrome. METHODS Fifty patients with irritab...

SZURSZEWSKI, JOSEPH I-I. A migrating electric complex of the canine small intestine. Am. J. Physiol. 2 17(6) : 1757-l 763. 1969.-The electric activity of the small bowel was studied in conscious, healthy dogs by the use of chronically implanted platinum electrodes. A caudad-moving band of large-amplitude action potentials (electric complex) starting in the duodenum and traversing the small bowe...

personality traits and emotion regulation processes play an important role in human health. the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of positive personality traits (psychological hardiness and interpersonal forgiveness) in emotion regulation of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.the research was a cross-sectional study. statistical population included all of ibs patients referr...

introduction and aim: gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) are important diseases, which are increasing in frequency and capable of impairing the quality of life to the same extent or even more than severe organic gastrointestinal diseases. these disorders have a significant burden on the health care system. the aim of this study was to determine the prevale...

the peak age of onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is simultaneous with the peak reproductive years. patients have many concerns about the impact of ibd on fertility and pregnancy outcomes. the most important reason for voluntary childlessness is the fear of side effects from medications for ibd. decision making for medical therapy is a complex equation. it is important to summarize avai...

background: to compare the efficacy of metronidazole versus placebo in the control of gaseous symptoms inpatients with functional bowel disease. materials and methods: in the absence of organic or systemic diseases, all cases with chief complaints of bloating and normal laboratory tests were consecutively enrolled in this double-blind study. lactase deficiency and bacterial overgrowth were rule...

eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. it is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract wall (especially stomach and small bowel). symptoms and signs of this disease depend on the involved layer of gastrointestinal tract. hereby, we are presenting a patient with abdominal pain since one month ago that aggregated with meals. the patient ...

inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is the term used for a group of diseases with yet unknown etiology, prevalence of which is increasing almost everywhere in the world. the disease was almost non-existent four decades ago in the east, including the middle-east, while now a days it is seen more and more. in addition to the increasing prevalence, our knowledge about its pathogenesis, clinical cours...